Both teams were on short rest Thursday night after notching wins just a few days prior, and it showed in a sloppy game on a rain-soaked field at Levi’s Stadium. The Los Angeles Rams managed to pull off a close 12-6 win over the San Francisco 49ers with four field goals, improving to 8-6 on the year.
Even with less rest than usual, the Rams didn’t change up their rotations much. They still used most of the same players, getting the job done on the road against a division rival.
Here’s a look at the snap counts from Thursday’s win, showing just how much each starter and backup played against the 49ers.
Offense
The offensive line was once again at full strength with all five starters playing every snap.
At running back, Kyren Williams was the workhorse once again, playing 56 of a possible 65 snaps. Blake Corum only got nine snaps as his backup, carrying it just three times for 5 yards.
The running back group was led by Cooper Kupp, Demarcus Robinson and Puka Nacua, who all played between 77% and 85% of the snaps in the win. Neither Kupp nor Robinson had a single catch, however. Tutu Atwell played 20 snaps, Jordan Whittington played 10 and Tyler Johnson played five, but only Atwell caught a pass (one for 6 yards).
Colby Parkinson was the No. 1 tight end with a 49% snap share, followed by Hunter Long (34%) and Davis Allen (23%). It’s looking likely that Allen will be inactive when Tyler Higbee returns.
Defense
The most notable difference on defense was at cornerback. Cobie Durant was out with a chest injury so Ahkello Witherspoon stepped in and played every snap opposite Darious Williams at cornerback. Josh Wallace was the only other corner to play, meaning Emmanuel Forbes Jr. did not make his Rams debut despite being active.
Quentin Lake and Kamren Curl played every snap in the secondary and each of them played very well on the back end. Kamren Kinchens had a standout game with a 52% snap share and Jaylen McCollough chipped in with 18 snaps in dime packages.
Christian Rozeboom led the inside linebackers with an 87% snap share. Omar Speights was once again the only other linebacker to play, seeing 36 snaps in the win.
Jared Verse played just about the same amount of snaps, with Verse playing 44 of 54 and Young playing 41. Michael Hoecht played 30 snaps as the third and only other edge rusher for the Rams.
Up front, Kobie Turner played 70% of the snaps, as he typically does, with Braden Fiske playing 63%. Bobby Brown III, Tyler Davis, Neville Gallimore and Desjuan Johnson were the other four defensive linemen who got in the game.